Backpacking List

Backpacking
List

Backpacking
List Wisdom - Don't think of what you might need,
think of what you can get along without.

"The
Backpackingdom Bible - what to take on longer trips
in the wilds of backpacking..."The
Editor

Backpacking
list compiled by the greatest minds in Backpackingdom.
For when you're out there - months at a time...

Backpacking
List

Backpacking list for the feint of heart. The amount
of junk and weight that armchair backpackers would
have you take is ridiculous. The surest sign of an
experienced backpacker is the light weight of the
pack. Pack weight really does make a huge difference
here. Even a pound or two is noticeable when you are
lugging it up a mountain at the end of the day. Hence,
our backpacking list.

This is our backpacking list made up from years and
years of experience in the Rocky Mountains, Himalayas
and elsewhere. From our own packs, and from watching
lots of other backpackers strain with bulging veins
under absurd loads. When in doubt - don't take it...

We'll start off with the list, then go into the details
of our backpacking list recommendations on the following
few pages.

Backpacking
List

_______ Nylon pack cover, or 3-4 very large garbage
bags. They tear, but if you're not a complete klutz
they will usually work, and are cheap.

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4 to 8 one-gallon freezer bags (tougher than sandwich
bags) to use as clothes packets to keep stuff dry.
Sometimes I just cram clothes in a garbage bag in
the pack. With this backpacking list, I don't go backpacking
to be an organization nut.

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Water Filters
- water filters and purification, or, how to keep
from getting sicker than a mangy dog on the trail,
options and prices, and what NOT to use. Water filter
reviews.

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Clothing - backpacking
list of typical clothing for summer in the higher
Rocky Mountains. You need to at least be able to survive
if it snows. Backpacking gear recommendations - the
gory details.